How to say 'Cigarette' or 'Tobacco' in Japanese | タバコ

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The Japanese word for Cigarette or Tobacco is 'Tabako', written as タバコ in Japanese.

word

タバコ

Meaning

Cigarette, Tobacco

Reading

Tabako

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'タバコ (たばこ)' primarily refers to 'tobacco', the plant or the product made from its leaves. It is also commonly used to mean 'cigarette', which is a rolled product made from tobacco leaves. This word is used in everyday conversation when discussing smoking or tobacco-related products. For example: I quit smoking cigarettes「タバコをやめました」(たばこをやめました). This store sells tobacco「この店はタバコを売っています」(このみせはたばこをうっています). Note that 'タバコ' can refer to both the raw material and the finished product, depending on the context.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1435

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word タバコ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

タ

Reading

katakana

バ

Reading

katakana

コ

Reading

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'Tabako' means 'Cigarette' or 'Tobacco' .

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